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n. - A clever remark.

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Usage examples (17)
  • Nothing will ever compare with being safe in mot ...
  • I attempt an English version of a famous bon mot from the Chinese sage Xun Zi.
  • I was reading it just as my almost 5 year old angel of a daughter shouted out a gros mot from the kitchen.
  • The mot was a successful one, and nobody was more amused by it than the spirituelle lady of whom it was said.
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  • Note: A "mho" is (an electrical unit); "mot" is (a witty remark), and "mow" is (to cut down grass).
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